He is wrong in that the burkha isn't part of Islam, if you check the hadiths you will know that your face has to be covered. Women aren't to be recognised by others.
So what about all the muslim women who do not cover up their face and only wear a Hijab?
Or all the muslim women who choose not to wear Islamic clothing?
They are not muslims then? I hear from them that you do not have to cover up your face to be a muslim woman.
As a rule stating that women are not to be recognised by others is only required for women, isnt it by default a rule of prejudice and oppression against women, because it something that their religion tells them that they have to do, but men dont have to? Why would a woman choose to be unrecognisable to others? What level of mental insecurity would cause her to want this?
If you support the wearing of the Burka, then do you also support other Islamic teachings stating that a woman is only half the worth of a man? Do you support the laws in Saudi Arabia where a woman is not allowed drive, rarely ever allowed to enter education, and only entitled to half as much compensation in Sharia courts then men?
Obviously, discriminating against women and not treating them eqaully is a core fundamental Islamic belief. So if you do support the Burka as a religious right that a womans face has to be covered, then you should also equally support all the other discriminatory actions of Islam against women.
If a woman is being forced by her familly to wear a burka, and told that she cannot leave the house without it on, then this isclearly oppression, illegal and hurtful / demoralising to that woman.
Now if a muslim woman has left and escaped from such a familly situation, but genuinely feels like she still has to wear the veil, then shouldnt that woman be offered councilling for help with overcoming the desire to have her face covered up? As can be said by many people as a compliment 'Your face is beautiful, you should not cover it up'. If this triggers an insecurity in a person about their looks or their face, then that person really needs mental and psychological help.
As for women who choose freely to cover their faces up? Complete lunatics if you ask me.
Topic: Ban the Burka/Niqab?